A new set of rules makes deal-makers more comfortable than recurring ballot initiatives and election battles. :
A new package of energy industry regulations being developed in Colorado should bolster the sector's M&A prospects in the state, even though they could restrict development in certain areas, according to industry executives and advisers. The hope, voiced last week by attendees at the Davis Graham & Stubbs Energy M&A Financing Forum in Denver, is that the changes will keep activists at bay for a while and reintroduce certainty into oil and gas operations in Colorado.